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Floruit: 1581–1593
floruit 1581 (A)—1593 (B); Male, married
Life Events
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Date |
Source
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| Death |
- before 25 Jun 1593 |
McKerrow, R. B. &c. (1910)
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Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
Events (3)
Sources and References
| Original Sources |
Comments
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| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
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SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
Joan prev, KINGSTON then ROBINSON
KINGSTON
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.130
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.208
ORWIN (THOMAS), printer in London, 1587-93; In Paternoster Row over against the Checker. He was an apprentice to Thomas Purfoote { PURFOOT, Thomas (1518 - ) ‹ LBT 08282 › }, by whom he was presented for his freedom on May 5th, 1581 [Arber, ii. 684). He succeeded to the business of George Robinson { ROBINSON, George ( - 1586) ‹ LBT 08345 › }, whose widow { KINGSTON, Joan (mar. ORWIN) ‹ LBT 03236 › } he married. In 1587-8 Orwin appears to have got into trouble with the Court of Star Chamber, and consequently the Company ordered him to leave off printing until he received the permission of that court; but on May 20th following a letter was received by the Company, signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London and others, in consequence of which Orwin was admitted a master printer. This incident was referred to by Martin Marprelate in his Epistle, where addressing the Archbishop of Canterbury he says, "Did not your grace of late erecte a new printer ... one Thomas Orwine (who sometimes wrought popish bookes in corners; namely, Jesus Psalter, our Ladies Psalter, etc.) with condition he should print no such seditious bookes as Walde-grave { WALGRAVE, Robert ( - 1604) ‹ LBT 07564 › } hath done?" [Epistle, ed. Arber, p. 23]. According to Cooper in his Admonition, Orwin denied this accusation, but in 1591-2 his press was seized by the Company [Arber, i. 555). He died before June 25th, 1593, being succeeded by his widow Joan Orwin { KINGSTON, Joan (mar. ORWIN) ‹ LBT 03236 › }. Orwin sometimes used the device of an urn marked with T.O., at others that of two hands clasping each other, and the motto, "By Wisdom peace by peace plenty." A third device was that of Mars standing with sword and shield.
